Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1898, Page 1

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TWO CENTS, | ter one AT THE WHITE HOUSE | #tuc! ig ais'repong that ine sanares: ENGLAND'S ~RESOLVE|C4MPAIGN COMMITTEES! MR, HAY’S SELECTION | ter'nsion."""" “ "* "| EVACUATION OF CUBA The President Had a Very Busy Morning. SELECTING MILITARY COMMISSION Names Expected to Be Announced Very Soon. FROM DEWEY oO NEWS ese President McKinley had a busy morning, receiving and talking with a number of prominent men, ameng them being Acting Secretary Allen, Secretary Day, Secretary n. Lee and Gen. Corbin. , Department intends to dispose ef a number of ships secured since the be- ginning of the war and to release a large number of men. Acting Secretary Allen rred with the President about this. s been decided to appoint a board of | Raval officers to investigate fully all the pertaining to this curtailment. It parate from the navy war board. The board will get to work within a week, it is thought. Gen. Corbin saw the President about army affairs. Gen. Corbin wi!l probably mot serve on the peace commission. The President expressed a desire to have him do so if the duti his weuld ad- mit of being turned over to some one else. Gen. Corbin has told the President of the work yet to be done in the adjutant gen- offic r ¢ ber of the It is retore doubtful n. Corbin will become a mem- commission. he Military Commissions. lent has not yet begun the quest al peace commission. H2 will not begin to pick his men Zor this place 2 the work of selecting the ons to sit at Havana and en to compose these com- zing picked out, and will uunced temorrow or next day. The not reached a definite conclu- membership of these commis- He has al ssveral changes ections or ed upon. visit of Lee is associated General the talk of the two military commis- i, after the confer- hat he had been talking dent about the general con- uba. Rumor continues e General L2e on the mili y com- Many ds claim that he would ary governor or com- nited Stat2s forces on the It is probabie that the President desired to talk to General Le2 about po! cing and garrisoning C General Lee’s sugges- tions in this ine would be valuabl2 to the Peace Commissioners. hin three or four days the President € some serious study to the commission. He ion non-parti- tions to cne or twu ¢, however, is that badly divided on th They realize that the position of th Philippines may be- ue, and leaders of not anxious to commit them- the comm! and will offer pos The troub! joctats are a final come a great political the arty ai t once. istant Secretary Moore of the State artment will accompany the p2ace com- n to Paris as a legal adviser. He will sign his position in the State Department t the time Secretary Day resigns. No News From Dewey. tary Alger sald today that as noth- 4 come from the Philippines it was tent change in affairs. The Secretary ted that if there had been a battle up to within the last three days the news Would have been sent to Hong Kong at once by a dispatch boat. It is thought that the orders to Dewey and Merritt to cea: Cperations reached Manila today. It is, of course, possible that there was fighting on Saturday or yesterd. the news of which could not get here for two or three days. Secretary Alger believes that cable ction with Manila will be restored e next few d he thanks to the United States government for its good offices in the matter. The ac- tion of the Hawaiian government in pay- ing this indemnity was based upon the recommendation of the United State’ gov- ermment, as expressed by Minister Sewall, acting under instructions from the State Department at Washington. The adminis- tration desired that the controversy be- tween Japan and Hawaii over the immi- gration question should be settled before the formal annexation of the islands to the United States. ——_____>-0+__ PEPORTED FALL OF MANILA. A London Business House Has Re- ceived the News. LONDON, August 15.—The Westminster Gazette says it has received from a London business house a report that Manila has fallen. The report comes from the firm's Hong Kong agent. ==> MARINE CORPS PROMOTION ‘Se Lfect of the Advancement of Lieut. Col. Huntington. Several promotions in the Marine Corps have resulted from the advancement of Lieut. Col. R. W. Huntington, the hero of Guantanamo, to the grade of colonel. Maj. R. L. Meade becomes a lieutenant colonel, Capt. J.M.T.Yourg a major, First Lieut. C. H. Lauchheimer a captain, and Second Lieut. J. H. Ryseell a first lieutenant. Capi. Lauchheimer is especially well known in this city as the chief assistant of the judge advocate general of the navy, the duties of which office he has efficiently performed for several years past. He is now acting as judge advocate general in the temporary absence of that official. —____—_+ «+ _____ NO WORD FROM DEWEY. Some Response Looked for by Thurs- day or Friday. The officials are still without definite knowledge as to when the orders relating to the suspension cf hostilities and the oc- cupation of Manila went forward to Ad- miral Dewey and Gen. Merritt, but it is now understood that Consul Wildman at Hong Kong chartered a private vessel and sent the dispatches and the orders through. Some response from Dewey or Merritt is looked for about Thursday or Friday by way of a dispatch boat from Manila to Hong Kong. In the meantime, however, there is the possibility that the cable may begin working at any moment. ‘Te orders to Admiral Dewey were muca nore elaborate than those sent to com- nanders in other quarters. ‘They recited President’s peace proclamation in full and also recited that section of the protocol referring to American occupation of Ma- nila and its bay and harbor. GEN. BANCROF He Will Resume His Private Business Pursuits. Now that hostilities have ceased and there is no longer any need of his military services, Brig. Gen. William A. Bancroft the 7th Army Corps at Jacksonville, has tendered his resignation to the nt general of the army and has re- quested permission to return to his home in Cambridge, Mass., in order that he may resume his private business occupation. Gen. Bancroft is a man cf wealth, connect- ed with several trust companies in the bay state. At the outbreak of the war with Spain he volunteered his services to the government, and in May last he wes appointed a brigadier general of volun- teers. For some time past he has been at- tached to the 7th Army Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Lee at Jacksonville, with the fuil expectation of taking part in the cam- paign in Cuba. His resignation has been accepted, and, in accordance with his ve- quest, he has been erdered to his nome in Cambridge. ; Personal Mention. Mr. Otis Ccombes and Mr. George But- terficld, wittx bis son, Mr. Elmore E, But- terfield, are among the Washingtonians who are enjoying the sea breezes at At- lantic City. Rev. J. C. Dent, pastor of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 2d and N streets south- west, is on Fis vacation for thirty days. Rev. Dent 'eft the city for Pittsburg, Pa., Friday, where he expects to remain for about ten days, and then goes to Asbury Park, including other places of interest, and from there to Atlantic City, where he will spend the mest of his time. Mr. Jules A. Demonet will spend a few weeks at the Hot Springs, Va. Capt. Theodore Mosker, U. S. A., who was wounded at Santiago, is gradually regain- ing health at the home of his brother, Mr. James Mosher, in New York city. + 0+ _____ The Solace Going to Porto Rico. The naval hospital ship Solace has left Gvantanamo and will take aboard the sick of the vess Porto Rico, as well as of Fia. es Army in Time of Peace. dent McKinley is canvassing pub- sentiment as to the needs of military nin the time of peace, and has number of visitors as to how 1 an think should t up after the treaty of peace army they fs exe- usion has been reached as , but it is receiving con- m on the part of the ad- verror Shaw of Iowa -was prominent visitors at the ay. He was presented by cretary of Agriculture Wilson, who drove h him from the department and d his carriage at the disposal of the nor, who has just reached here from p of inspection at Chickamauga and sonville, and also a visit to Fernan- a brigadier general represents Today he paid his respects to mt, and took occasion to report ion of the Iowa troops in camp. © said that In a general way they were a very fair shape. But made a number of suggestions looking to their convenience and comfort. He asked,also,how long it would be t their disbandment might be ex- pected, now that the peace protocol ts a closed document, but the President himself r t now a fixed opinion on this point. Seuthern Cotton Men + A number of cotton mili men of the scuth, headed by Col. J. L. Orr of South Carolina, saw the President today to ask that he put a southern cotton manufac- turer on the industrial commission. They suggested E. A. Smythe of the Pelzar milis, South Carolina, as a good man. It is thought the President may give favor- able consideration to the suggestion. ———_——_+e+___ HAWALM PAYS JAPAN INDEMNITY, ie Settling the Dispute Regarding the Exclusion of Immigrant Minister Sewall at Hawati has informed | The amount, the largest received in a the State Department that Hawaii has paid to Japan $75,000 as indemnity for the re- fusal of the Hawafian government to allow certain Japanese to land in Hawaii at va. rious times during the past three years. Guite a complication arose over the claim of Japan for a larger amount about the those near Santiago, and will then proceed immediately to Boston. ———_—_o+_ Local Pensions. The foliowing persions have recently been granted to residents of the District: Original, James J. Dougher, Soldiers’ Home, $6; increase, Edward McMurrin, $10 to $12; Joh@ T. Scott, $8 tu $10; original widows, &c., minor of John M. Galbreath, $10; original, Richard Wagner, $6; increase, Thomas L. Collins, $6 to $12; original wid- ows, &c., Ellen Bagby, $12. gg ee ee Customs Receipts at Santiago. Gen. Shafter reports that the customs re- ceipts at Santiago from July 30 to August 3 amounted to $58,445.24. ——————— Troops Ordered to Middletown, Pa. Orders were issued today "by the Secre- tary of War for the Sd West Virginta Vol- unteer Infantry, now at Charleston, W. Va., and 520 men of the 16th Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Infantry, now at Newport News, to proceed to the new camp at Mid- dletown, Pa. These trcops will make thé trip over the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. + o<+_______ To Enlist Colored Cooks. Under the authority of the act of Con- gress directing the enlistment of cooks in the regular and volunteer armies of the United States, the Secretary of War has given instructions that colored cooks may be enlisted for white regiments for vyolun- teers. + 0+ —______ French Embassy at Mt. Vernon. The French embassy is deserted today, the ambassador and all the members of his staff having gone to Mount Vernon for @ visit to the tomb of Washington. + e+________ A $300 Conscience Contribution. The Secretary of the Treasury today re- ceived, in an envelope postmarked Louis- ville, Ky., from an unknown person, =. 10: time, has been added to the “conscience fund.” ———_ + 0+______ Ordered to Lexington, Ky. Orders were issued by the War Depart- ment today for the 8d Kentucky, 5th Illi- nois and 160th Indiana Regiments of Volun- time the new treaty of annexation was ne-| teers, which were gathered at Newport gotiated, but this it all up. = Minister Sewall says that the payment of the $75,000 referred to was in full settle- payment no doubt clears | News under orders to proceed to join Gen- eral Miles in Porto Rico, to proceed to. Lex- ington, Ky., as soon as transportation is Li Hung Chang Must Be Dismissed From Power. HER DEMAND UPON THE CHINESE To Enforce It by Seizing Taku Forts and Tien-Tsin. + PURPOSE or RUSSIA LONDON, August 15.—The foreign office, it is reported here today, though it as yet lacks confirmation, intends to demand that the Chinese government dismiss Prince Li Hung Chang from power, on the ground that he is responsible for the recent anti- British attitude of the Tsung-Li-Yamen. The foreign office, it is also asserted, has had under special consideration the ques- tion of selzing the Taku forts, on the Gulf of Pechin, at the mouth of the Pekin river, and the city of Tien-Tsin, the port of Pekin, in the event of China refusing to comply with this demand, holding all until compliance is assured. Meanwhile the semi-official Journal de St. Petersburg in today’s issue deprecates the tone of the British press and Say: “Russia does not contemplate further ac- quisitions in the far east. Her only object is to preserve the advantages recently gained. The Russian government does not desire to injure the economic interests of Great Britain any more than those of any other power. ST. PAUL AT MO 1K POINT. It Brought 2d Regiment, U. S. 1, and New York ‘Troops. NEW YORK, August 15.—The transport St. Paul arrived at Montauk Point this morning from Santiago, having on board the 2d Regiment, United States Infantry, and cne bat‘alion of the Tist Regiment Vol- unteers, When the big liner came to anchor in Fort Pond bay Health Inspector Magruder went aboard and made an inspection of the ship. _———— TEXAS READY TO SAIL, Battle Ship Awaits Oniy Tide and Orders—Other War Vexseln. NEW YORK, August 15.—Freshly-painted and looking as trim and neat as if she had only gone into commission, the United States battle ship Texas awaits a favorable tide to be floated out of the dry dock at the Brooklyn navy yard. The needed re- pairs to her hull, upper sides, superstruc- ture and machinery have been completed, under the watchful supervision of Naval Constructor Bowles, and if anything the war vessel is stancher and more formidable than ever. The authorities at the yard expect the other vessels of the squadron to arrive by the end of the week and the cruiser Brook- tyn will probably be the first to reach the yard. The new dry dock will be ready to receive one of the vessels within two weeks, as the workmen who are removing the coffer- dam in front of the big dock are now cut- ting away the last row of high wooden piles which obstruct the entrance. The torpedo boat Dugont, which arriy-d from Guantanamo last week, was towed over to the dock at the foot of 7th stres and East river today for a thorough over- hauling. The big refrigerator steamer Celtic Is still at the yard awaiting the arrival of some additional stores, but will leave within twenty-four hours for Key West, Cuba and Porto Rico, ————— RED CROSS NURSES NEEDED. Camp Thomas Soldiers Suffer for Lack of Proper Attention. CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA NA- TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn., Au- gust 15.—It is probable that the 3d Division, Ist Army Corps, ordered from Chicka- mauga to Lexington, Ky., will get away Thursday and Friday of this week. Brig. Gen. Sanger, in command of the brigade, is now in Lexington, making necessary preliminary arrangements. It is not known when the 2d Division, 1st Corps, will get away, as the camping ground selected at Knoxvill2 does not seem tc be satisfactory, and Gen, McKee is look- ing for another further up in east Tenn2s- see. The hospital of the 2d Division of the 1st Corps has been provided with a new tent- age, cots, flooring, lumber, etc. It comes late, but not too lat2 to do much good an to greatly relieve the crowded condition of the hospital. ; ‘The hospital of the 3d Division, 1st Corps, is still uncomfortably crowded. A reserve hespital, however, has been erected near by, and patients will be removed from the division hospital to it until the fever-strick- en in th? former hospital have ample breathing room. There are now in the 3d Division hospital 326 patients, most of whom are {ll with typhoid fever. There are a number who are critically ill and whose recovery is a bar2 possibility. The surgeons are doing everything poss!- ble for the suffering patients, but they need more room and more help. There is now an 2xcellent opportunity for Red Cross nurses, and to refuse to admit them is to commit a crime. —_—_+—_ JAGO AT ONCE REARRESTED. He Was Not as Fortunate as Wood, _ Who Was Let Go. QUEENSTOWN, August 15.—J. W. Jago, chief officer of the White Star line steamer Britannic, who was arrested here Friday morning, on the arrival of the Cunard line steamer Lucania, on a charge of being con- cerned in robbing the mails and in smug- gling, was discharged this morning, but was immediately rearrested upon a war- rant issued at the request of the United States embassy, charging him with em- bezzlement and larceny. He will be taken to London. At Bow street police court this morning Daniel Wood, steward of the Lucania, who was arrested Friday at Liverpool for’ al- leged complicity with Jago in robbing mails and smuggling, was charged on a pro- visional warrant with embezzlement and larceny. A representative of the United States embassy informed the magistrate that de- tails of the alleged offenses had not been received, and asked him to remand the prisoner. The magistrate replied that the evidence was too slight to justify Wood's detention and released him on his own recognizance. pS ES DAYTON NEWSPAPER SOLD. J. M. Cox and Others Bought the Evening News. DAYTON, Ohio, August 15—A party of gentlemen, headed by Mr. James M. Cox, recently secretary to Paul J. Sorg, ex-con- soe Hi Each is Waiting on the Otherin Regard to the Hand Book. Not Yet Known What Class Literature Will Be Most Needed. of ‘The headquarters of both the republican and democratic campaign committees were very quist today. Most ef the letters being received by both committees in relation to campaign litera- ture are inquiries regarding the character of matter that will be at the command of the candidates in various districts. The de- mands for particular kinds of literature are expected to indicate better than any other way just what issues are regarded as most prominent in all the districts in which contests will take place. After samples of literature preferred on the subject of the tariff, finance, foreign expansion of terri- tory, the issue of bonds to carry on the war, etc., are in the hands of candidates orders from them will begin to come in. These orders wil. show just how the tide 1s running. ‘The silver question will be prom- inent throughout the south. while It is be- Meved the issuance of bonds to carry on the war will be criticised severely by democrats In the west, and such etiticisms must be answered by the republican committee, The tariff will be an important issue in New York and other centkal eastern states. The extent to which these questions will prevail as important campaign issues can- not yet be told. . The fact is each congregsjénal committee here is carefully keeping an eye on the other committce, waiting to see what issu will be made prominent 13 their handbooks and in Hterature put forth by them. Neither committee has yet issued its cam- paign book. Each committee would prefer getting its opponents’ handbook before is- suing its own guide to candidates, in order to reply to arguments put forth by the op- position. ‘The idea that antagonism to territorial expansion will be preminent in the cam- Paign is dying out. ‘fhe way in wich Bailey and Bland have been received with such coclness in attempts to raise the stan- dard of “No expansion of territory” has been sufficient to call a halt in democratic ranks. The democratic committee 1s pre- paring to criticise the method by which the administration has carried on the war, and eepecially the appointments of officers for the volunteer army, but at this time there fs little disposition to eriticise the acqul. tion of territory which will come to this country as a result of the war. ——_—_——_+ 0 +—_____ CONFERRING WITH GEN. LER. He Talks With Military. Axthorities and the President. Major General Lee was at the War De- partment early today. He had a long talk with General Corbin before the Se ry arrived, and then entered the Secreiary’s rocm and a discussion proeeeded at con- siderable length, devoted mainly to condi- tions in Cuba, although General Lee told the Secretary something about his own troops. General Lee Js here for thé pur- pese of discussing the administration of affairs in Cuba, anti as he will no doubt be one ef the commissioners appointed un- der the protocol, he is here to obtain the views of the Secretary and President, and also to tender such information as his long residence in Cuba enables him to give. After his discussion with the Secretary, General Lee and Secretary Alger left for the White House, the President desiring to ‘scuss with the general the subjects un- *-r consideration in relation to the govern- ment of Cuba. General Lee was asked if he was to be one of the Cuban military commission, and replied that he did not know; he was an officer and subject to orders, but he could not tell what he was going to do. He had been ordered to Washington, and would probably in due time learn the reasons for such orders. When his duty here was com- pleted he would no doubt’ be sent back to his command or to such other points as his services might be required. After conferring with General Lee’at the White Mouse today Secretary Alger com- plimented the condition of General Lee's camp in Florida. ‘The health record of the camp is said to be better than that of any camp in the United States. An extraordi- narily small per cent of the men are on the sick list, and the complaints have been few and of a frivolous nature. Secretary Alger said that better reports are beginning to come in from all the camps. + 0+ -____. RETURN OF DISTRICT TROOPS. Will Embark at Santiago Today or Tomorrow. The Ist District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry is attached to Gen. Bates’ division and is now awaitirg transportation to the United States. They will embark on one of the steamers sailing today or tomorrow for Montauk Poirt, where they will re- main until their future disposition is de- termined upon. Although the matter is still upsettled, it is probable that the Dis- trict boys will be transferred from Montauk Point to this city as soon as it is safe to do so and there is no danger of their intro- cueing the fever here, and they will remain in camp in this vicinity until the actual termination of the war will justify their being mustered out of the military service of the government. It was sald at the War)Department this morning ‘that the last ‘of the:troops of the 5th Corps will have left Samtiago for the United States by Thursday..All that now remains to be transported 4s the 3d Di- vision, commanded by Gen...Bates. These troops will be embarked as eapidly as ihe transportation facliities.will permit. A cable message was received at the War Department this morning from General Shafter, at Santiago de: Cuba, saying that he expects thut the last of the troops of his corps—the 5th—will haye l2ft Santiago for the United States by Thursday, and that he (General Shafter) will start for home next Saturday. : ——____+ «+_____ TROOPS INVALIDED: HOME. Bring Soldiers From. Cuba and Porto Rico. Surgeon General Sternberg has received dispatches from Cuba and Porto Rico rela- tive to the condition of the troops in those islands. Surgeon Torney cables from Ponce that the’Relief will sail for Mayaguez to- day, and will arrive New Y¥ork dbout Fri- day morning. She-has on board about twen- ty wounded and fifty con ts. There were 185 cases of fever, mostly typhold. Surgeon Greenleaf gables f1 Ponce that typhcid is decreasing ata no néw cases on Saturday. — Tt Would Be Regarded as Signifi- cant. INTEREST IN AFFAIRS OF THE EAST Discussing the Succession to Sec- retary Day. EXPANSION OF INFLUENCE The quite definite understanding that Mr. John Hay, American ambassador at Lon- don, is to succeed Mr. Day as Secretary of State excites an interest beyond the mere question of individual promotion. It is be- lieved that the selection of Mr. Hay may have an important bearing on the policy of this country. Mr. Hay has been ambassa- dor at London for nearly two years. The period of his occupancy of the embassy has been that fullest of interest in the eastern or oriental question. The threatened parti- tion of China, the assembling of the inter- ests of other powers in conflict with the interests of Great Britain, the friction es- pecially between Russia and England, and the interest, both present and prospective, which the United States has in the settl ment of this problem have been more uni versally discussed during Mr. Hay’s official sojourn in London that any other topic of international interest. It is assumed that Mr. Hay is thoroughly familiar with the whole subject and has, to a greater or les extent, become imbued with the British view, and probably realizes as clearly as any American the great extent of Ameri- can interest in the orient and the identity of our interests with those of Great Brit- ain in preventing the partition of China and in maintaining open markets in the orient. Expansion of Our Influence. It is generally held by men who have b: watching the progress of our war with Spain in the broader aspect of its effect upon civilization and commerce {hat the great test of the strength of Mr. McKin- ley’s administration is to come with the conclusion of peace and the determination of a policy in connection with the devel- opment of our commerce and the expan- sion of our i lence among the great com- mercial nations. President McKinley has not disclosed himself on this question, and public men who believe in a policy of ex- pansion, not so much in territory as of in- fluence, have been, and to a gr extent still a: in doubt as to how complete a grasp the President has of this bro ques- tion. The President has been peculiarly reticent th those who broached the ques- tion to him, but the op n’on seems to prevail among men who are pretty close to the administration and comprehend the Presi- dent's ideas generally that he takes a broad view of the situation and realizes fully the importance of preserving and developifiz our commerce in the Pacific. After the Trade of the Orient. When the suggestion of an alliance: tween Great Britain and the United States to preserve the open markets in the orient first began to be discussed, it did not at once arouse a general interest in Cong! be- But many of the leading men in both houses of Congress begen to study the question, and even before war with Spain was declared and the Philippine question aro: there had developed a very strong sentiment in Congr in favor of a co- operation on the part of the United States to prevent the dismemberment of China ana the consequent erection’ of a barrier against our commerce in that quarter. This sentiment has developed more rapidly dur- ing the progress of the war and in a real- ization of the immense interest this gov- ernment has in the Pacific. The posses- sion of Hawail, of one of the Ladrone Is- lands and of a great naval station at Ma- nijla, if not the poss ion of the entire Philippine group, and the determined pur- pose to bring our whole country closer to the oriental trade by the construction of the Nicaragua canal, are all steps in the direction of the development cf an im- mense trade in the orient. These steps are regarded as indicating very clearly the de- velopment of our national policy and as showing that this government does not contemplate being shut out of the Chinese trade. Great Britain and America. The friction between Great Britain and Russia, developing to an acute stage just at the moment when peace between the United States and Spain is being conclud- ed, draws attention sharply to the interest this government has in that important question. The discussion of a formal alli- ance between the United States and Great Britain, where it has been indulged im, has proceeded upon a false assumption as to the policy of each government. It is well understood in all diplomatic circles and among those men in public life who have been students of international questions that it is no more the policy of Great Britain than of the United States to make permanent general alliance, and both are opposed to such a course. A co-operation where inter- ests coincide is the most that is thought of, with the possibility of this developing into a temporary alliance on one subject. It is regarded as not improbable that when the time comes both the United States and Great Britain will make a formal protest against the closing of the markets of China, elther by a single power or a com- bination of the powers of Europe. A Significant Selection. In the light of this situation the selection of Mr. Hay is regarded by some as having a significance beyond that of the Presi- dent’s personal regard for our present am- bassador at London. It is regarded as a recognition that in the immediate future our diplomatic relations with Great Britain are to become extremely close and that Mr. Hay’s occupancy of the embassy at a time when these questions have been most seriously discussed peculiarly fits him to deal as Secretary of State with questions which are expected to come crowding close upon the heels of peace with Spain. LONDON’S OPINION OF HAY. ‘The Afternoon Newspapers Want Him’ | to Remain as Ambassador. LOWDON, August 15.—The afternoon pa- pers; without exception, express regret at the probable return of Ambassador Hay to t}the United States, to succeed Secretary Day, and the hope that he will see his The Westminster Gazette says: ° “While an American before all, none could have worked more effectually to fos- ter the growing Anglo-American sentiment. The recall of Colonel Hay, while a gain to his country, would be no -slight loss to ours.” —— THE SEGURANCA’S SICK. So Far Nore Has Shown Symptoms of Yellow Fever. NEW YORK, August 15.—The sick and Wounded soldiers removed from the trans- port Seguranca to Bellevue Hospital last right are doing very well toda: The change has done th>m all good, even in the short time they have been in the hos- pital. The greatest precaution is being taken against eny appearance of yellow f:ver. If any of the men display symptoms of the yellow fever a quarantine will be es- tablished. So far none of the soldiers has shown any indications of the dread disease. Adjutant Francis H. Tobin of the 2d Unit- ed States Cavalry has be2n taken to the New York Hospital, suffering from malaria. Spe, ON THEIR WAY TO MONTAUK. Second Cavalry From Florida Reach Jersey City. NEW YORK, August .—Six troops of the 2d United States Cavalry arrived at Jer- sey City from Florida today on their way to Camp Wickoff, at Montauk. They got in at 8 o'clock, and after taking breakfast left on a ferryboat for Long Island City to con- tinue their trip to Camp Wickoff. Th2 troops were E, H, I, K, L and M, in command of Major Wm. M. Wallace. They had a brass band and numbered in all about 70) men. Thirty men of the regiment were left behind sick at Fort McPherson, Ga., While ten more were left ill at Washington. All that came in today were able to march. They showed the eff. of the ex- posure they had undergon2 in the Florida camp, where they have remained while the other troops of the regiment were in Cuba. - DUBLIN HONORS WOLFE TON Celebration Attends the Laying of Corner Stone ef Monument. DUBLIN, —The whole city Is en fete to ection with the lay- ing of the tone of the monu- ment in memory of Wol The raunicipal offic re closed. Scores of thousands of ists are arriving, and delegates are in attendance from the United State: Australia, South Africa, France and Italy. There was an immense procession to the site of the mohument. It included repre- sentatives of all the civic and trade socie- ties, who followed a memorial car contain- ing the foundation stone, which was deco- rated with flags presented by the Daugh- ters of Erin "0S Association of New York city. Theobald Wolfe is the central fe Dublin today, the Irish movement that culminated in the rebellion of 1 He founded the United Irishman. Tone was a Protestant, but he had tmbfbed socialist ideas and was bi terly hostile to the priests of that day, whose influence counteracted his own. In Wexford, where the insurrection went farthest, the ablest leaders were priests, but they acted against the then policy of their church. Tone offered his services to William Pitt, but they were declined. He left a most interesting account of his Pari- sian adventures, and his tomb is still the object of ar a: 1 pligrimage. — MURDERED AND MUTILATED. y business Tone, whose memorial re of the festivities in s the real originator of Shocking Assassination of a Farmer in Tennessee. WARTRACE, Tenn., August 15.—I. Raw lings, 2 prominent bu: s man of Miller: burg, has been found murdered on the road near his home. His body was riddled with bullets and shockingly mutilated. The body was found by John Pruett, who he heard pistol shots in that vicinity several hours before. Rawlins was recent- ly married to a yorng woman who was the belle of the neighborhood. It was thought that Rawlins had been murdered py tramps, but suspicion now rests on Wm. Fulks, Rawlins’ neighbor, who is a cousin of his wife. Fulks calied at the Rawlins home a short time after Rawlins had left, and on being told of the departure started in the same direction. Fulks recentiy purchased a revolver and cartridges at Bell Buckle, Tenn. He was not present at the funeral, and is said to hay- left town. sl UNLUCKY GEORGIA SOLDIERS. Lightning Hurts the Men in the Fort McPherson Wreck. LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga., August 15.—Dur- ing a terrific thender storm here lightning struck Camp Hotson. Seven soldiers are in the hospital seriously hurt. The same com- pany was in the wreck a week ago at Fort McPherson. ee ROMERO FUNERAL IN MEXICO. Attcnded by Members of the Highest OMicial Cireles. MEXICO CITY, August 15.—The body of Mrs. Romero, wife of the Mexican minister at Washington, which was brought here by her distinguished husband, has been buried and the funeral was attended by people of the highest official circles. The minister will soon return to Washington. ——— THE DOVER POISON CASE. The Attending Physician Says the Candy Was Fatal. DOVER, Del., August 15.—Coroner Wills today held an inquest over the bodies of Mrs. J. D. Deane and Mrs. J. P. Dunning, who died after eating candy from a box that had been sent to Mrs. Dunning by mail from San Francisco. Dr. Bishop, the attending physician, said the cindy eaten by the women was poison- ous. No post-mortem was held, the physi- cian saying that on account of the frequent vomiting there was nothing in the stomachs to analyze. After viewing the bodies the jury ad- journed to meet subject to the call of the coroner. A verdict will not be rendered un- til after the candy has been analyzed. The funeral of the two victims took place this afternoon. —— HELD AS A MURDEREsS. * Mysterious Female Prisoner May Se the Fugitive Rachel Morris, PINE BLUFF, Ark., August 15.—Rachel Merris of Clarengcn, accused of veing ac- cessory to the murder of John Orr, is be- lieved tg be in jail here. : For some days adm:‘ssion to the jail has been absolutely refused to those nox o! cially connected with that institution. Per- ‘s observed a whit Sous sented Af tho window of a room whisn is occupied exclusively by women. While the authorities ceny that the Morris wo- man is in the jail, they make no attempt to who the female is, except that she is held as a murderess. > Steamship Arrivals. : NEW YORK, August 15. — Arrived — apie iipecaias Questions That Will Confront the Military Commission. RETENTION OF THE SIDE ARMS The Volunteers Should at Once Be Disarmed. ——— EXPEDITION IN DEPORTATION Se New questions arising over the evacua- tion of Cuba by the Spanish troops are arising datly, but it is expected that the military commission will be able to settle them without friction. The protocol pro- vides that-the commissioners Havana and arrange and ex p de- tails of the evacuation. As bevween Spain and the United States, the powers of the commission are limited to this one thing. It is likely, however, that in carrying out their duties the American representatives will give careful attention to the future situation. Their observations and possibly their recommendations may have some- thing to do with the policy that will be fol- lowed in the military government of the island. Indefinite and conflicting opinions are still held regarding the garrisons that will be needed. The commission from the United States will probably be able to de- termine with reasonable accuracy how many soldiers wili be needed to prevent turbulence, though it will hardly be able te judze how jong the mn will be needed. The fear that the t of peace would expose the Spe rds in Cuba to the “vengeance” of the Cubans that a large force would be needed to tect the former is no longer entertain: To Retain Side Arm The officers of the sh army in Ha- and ro- vana and other place undoubtedly be allowed to retain their side arms s ecne at Santiago. The no nee@ that deprived of thetr the soldiers be arms, yet it is not cer be permitted to ret Spain with them. when an army surr which may be w troops outside of ¢ command in Santiago have not surren- dered, and that in carrying out the terms of peace they are entitled to keep their equipments. If this is done, many th Mauser rifles will not ion of the me into t United States. The re returning to Spain might be p: mitted to keep their arms, though that not certain, but a more te ques is del will arise over the Havana volunt organization, while not part of Spanish army, was incory defensive forces by Gen. I war began. The volunteers 18,000, but the new recruits od number by several thousand any these were boys. The organization har = ways been an unruly ene, feared by government, but its members were full of patriotism, and they had to be util! Lately they are report to have bes the verge of revolt against Blanco. The point about the volunteers is that they own their arms. Each one provides him self with gun and accouterments. The Spanish government was arm them, and there were in which their arms were stored, ' was never able to seize them, though a coup of that kind was discussed at various times Now it ts probable that the volunteers will object strenuously to giving up their arms, r able to dis- no armories which are their individual property. Such a_ course, however, be v. Though Spain tolerated it States would never p of 20.000 or 25,000 men to contin independent organization. If it did, Vana would require four times the gar Ha- fon that will otherwise be needed. The volunteers have in their ranks a consid- erable number of substantial property owners, who will readily acquiesce in whatever arrangement is made. It ts prob- able that with ihe knowledge of the power of the American army, gained by recent experiences, the organization as a whole Will not be disposed to violence, but the ¢isarming of the members will be one of the first essential conditions. Spain's Domestic Troubles. The report that the Spanish government wants to delay the return of its troops to Spain for fear they would support a Car- Ust uprising probably has some basis, theugh the fear is exaggerated. The American military commission ts expected to be as considerate as possible of Spain's domestic troubles, so that when the Paris commission agrees on the treaty of peace the Madrid government may be sure of support in ratifying it. At the same time it is expected that the evacuation of isiand by the Spanish troops will not delayed, and more expedition will than it has been possible to Santiago. The number of soldiers to b turned is so much larger that the d tation will have to be conducted broader scale. The assump a ion is that the members of the Spanish military commis- sion will be able to arrange so that the portion of the army which may be tainted with Carlist leanings will be the last to re- turn. At the conclusion of Spain's internal war several years ago an agreement was made by which a portion of the Carlist sol- diers were sent to Cuba. During their stay on the island these have shown no pro- nounced leaning to “the pretender.” ———————— WARSHIPS COMING NORTH. Fleet Will Reach New York the Lat- ter Part of the Week. Admiral Sampson and four big battle ships and two armored cruisers of his fleet are now on their way north, having sailed at 10 o'clock yesterday morning from San- tiago. Admiral Schley, on the cruiser Brooklyn, accompanied the fleet. The naval orders made public today give the Brooktyn as starting on the lith for the south coast of Cuba. This, however, was prior to the orders issued for the suspen- sion of hostilities, when the Brooklyn was included with other ships sent north. The raval authorities expect the fleet at Tomp- Kineville the latter part of the week. It consists of the Oregon, Indiana, lIowa, Massachusetts, New York and Brooklyn. As an indication of the cessation of hos- tilities the Navy Department today re- moved the veil of secrecy which has sur- rounded the movements of naval vessels since shortly after the outbreak of the war. This is regarded as the best kind of ev! dence that the government no longer ha: any fear that such information will be of any benefit to the enemy. The bulletin is- sued this morning gives the movements of a large number of warships, as follows: The flagship Philadelphia, with Admiral Miller on beard, arrived at Honolulu Au- gust 3 for the purpose of taking possession of the Hawaiian Islands in the name of the United States. The hospital ship Solace arrived at Playa August 11. On the same day the auxiliary cruisers Yankee and Dixie left Playa for the north coast of Cuba. The egy eA — hay Bs og jeft A il for yn tau! t, and ee ns eh eee